To the lonely leader… misunderstood, accused, taken for granted, To the lonely leader… in need of rest, affirmation, and refreshment, To the lonely leader… acting under conviction, working long hours, doing heroic deeds no one ever sees, To the lonely leader… the moms, the dads, the teachers whose honor is their sacrifice, To the lonely […]
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Guest Post by Keith Wright I was recently asked to speak on innovation in our lives, businesses, churches and organizations. Before I talk about innovation, it’s always important to remember that innovation can’t be its own focus–you don’t become innovative by focusing on it directly. If you just attract risk-takers and innovate for the sake
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Paul said he became a Jew to the Jews, a Greek to the Greeks, and a Roman to the Romans. For Paul, the church and the Christian message were to be incarnated afresh in every culture and each situation. Truth never changes but style, language and culture does. This week during the INNOVATION series I
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Antioch is blessed to have a youth pastor who speaks wisely, with passion and truth! Check out Luke Suciu’s sermon on Leadership & Responsibility – it’s Part 2 of the INNOVATION series at Antioch. The western world is fighting the attitude of servanthood in our relentless pursuit of self-interest, personal position and recognition – but
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Romal Tune has dedicated his life to generating connectivity between faith communities, corporate and public entities, social-change advocates, and underserved young people. The heart of his incredible journey: Turning placeholders into stakeholders; Building navigable bridges and broadening the road less traveled by populating it with education pathfinders, main street civic architects, and inner city cultural luminaries who have all come to
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This past Sunday I spoke on a Theology of Creativity and at the end I prayed, “God help us dream bigger.” That reminded me of this piece adapted from Antioch’s founding documents. May we be agents of change working out God’s redemption around us. May we be a company of fools. ********************************* Christians are out
Last week I was in New Orleans for the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) annual conference. Being in New Orleans, Tamara and I took the opportunity to hear some real, authentic, home-grown jazz. As I found out, these days you don’t look for jazz on Bourbon Street, you find it just outside the tourist block
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“Man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something.” – Dorothy Sayers This week at Antioch we started our new Innovation series. What is creativity? Is it spiritual? Is it a mandate? Is it theological? I will be teaching a course this Fall at Kilns College on this very topic. The course — A Theology of Creativity,
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The Antioch Way is what we’ve come to call our ministry expression. With the understanding that all things are for the glory of God, we commit to pursue all that we do with excellence, creativity, and passion. And in a submissive posture with regard to vision and planning such that we position ourselves to follow God rather than
I’m excited that this coming Sunday we start a four-part sermon series at Antioch called INNOVATION. Change is a normal part of life and even a strategic element in our calling as Christians. In the INNOVATION Series we will look at the ways creativity, leadership and culture shaping intersect with our individual calling and the
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